I was born in the steel town of Johnstown Pennsylvania, also known as Flood City. The grit of coal and steel from my child home shows up in my current abstract work. Dark charcoal lines, smudges, revealing reworks, and paint-overs are mixed with quickly applied areas of color, dripping washes of paint, and twisted exaggerated figures. Expressive lines and brushstrokes reflect the intensity of my approach and the passion of the characters that are represented. Living and working in New York for over 20 years, I use human emotion and empathy as the basis for a raw, neo-expressionist style. Using this energy to focus on a broader human experience, my new work expresses images and ideas created in a frantic and random way. Faces, words, and abstract shapes are scattered across the surface. Symbolizing how the brain collects information and develops feeling before opinion, I shares this imagery in an effort to communicate on a deeper level with my audience.My studio currently exists upstate near my home in Rhinebeck, NY. The gritty urban appearance of my work is reminiscent of the steel and iron works of Johnstown Pennsylvania and my love of the infrastructure, architecture, history, and the diverse people of New York City. I hope that my artwork reveals an honest perspective of modern day human struggle and perseverance.